The good folks at TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) have debuted the first videos from the powerful TEDGlobal 2007 conference held in Tanzania earlier this year. Called “Africa: The Next Chapter”, the conference featured talks from many of Africa’s current innovators. The first few uploaded videos include South African investment banker Euvin Nadoo - who I met at the Harvard Club in New York in April - describing a continent poised to light up, Ghanaian economist George Ayittey’s lacerating criticism of Africa’s “hippo generation” to inspiring appeal for the “cheetah generation” to arise, former Finance Minister of Nigeria Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala showing how the different pieces of the aid vs trade argument could be reconciled, and finally 19-year-old Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba who won a standing ovation for his shy 3-minute interview, revealing how as a 14-year-old he solved his parents’ energy needs in a village which had no electricity. These first videos are a window into the minds of Africa’s growing entrepreneural class. I can’t wait for the other speakers’ videos.
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G Kofi Annan
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G. Kofi Annan is a Ghanaian creative
director and strategist (cultural trends,
marketing, branding) who specializes in
the emerging African market. He is the
principal of Annansi
LLC, a boutique consultancy which
bridges the gap between the African market
and the global community. Annansi LLC
produces both Annansi Chronicles and Ann
ansi Clothing Co., a premium
streetwear apparel line.
Kofi is an active board member of the
African Film Commission, and has appeared
and been quoted in influential media
outlets including Reuters,
FastCompany.com, Inc. Magazine, PSFK.com,
i-D Magazine, The Source Magazine,
Complex.com, VH1, and BET. He is currently
researching a book on the relationship
between Africa’s brand image and foreign
investments.
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